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New Celebrity Apprentice Cast: A Hulk, A Mob Wife, A Beauty Queen And More

NBC is promoting season five of Celebrity Apprentice as the “toughest season yet,” and we can kind of see why. I mean, who would want to mess with the likes of George Takei, Clay Aiken and Debbie/Deborah Gibson?

Oh, wait, there are also a couple of intimidating folks here: Victoria Gotti, Real Housewives of New Jersey’s Teresa Giudice and American Chopper’s Paul Teutul Sr. Not only do they know their way around reality TV, but they also probably know a guy. And Lou Ferrigno may not be the Hulk anymore, but we wouldn’t test him. Also, former Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza was once kidnapped in Venezuela, so running a business or five should be a piece of cake, right?

Also competing for the chance to win back their fame, er, win $250,000 for the charity of their choice are a slew of “Where have they been?” folks: Aubrey O’Day, Arsenio Hall, Tia Carrere, Adam Carolla and Cheryl Tiegs. Magician Penn Jillette, racecar driver Michael Andretti, actress Patricia Velasquez comedian Lisa Lampanelli and the always-entertaining rocker Dee Snyder round out the cast.

“It’s amazing the abuse they take and the kind of work they put in,” Donald Trump told The Hollywood Reporter. Well, that remains to be seen, Donald. I mean, what counts as “amazing” for reality TV these days?

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Pippa Middleton, Kardashians And Katy Make Barbara Walters’ Most Fascinating List

Ooooh, we can’t wait for these interviews! Barbara Walters announced nine of her 10 Most Fascinating People of 2011 today, and while we’ve certainly heard a lot from all of them, you just know there will be new, emotional dirt revealed when the special airs on December 14 on ABC.

Pippa Middleton, Katy Perry, the Kardashians and Simon Cowell seemed like pretty obvious choices. We kind of forgot about all that Donald Trump business earlier in the year, so thanks for reminding us, Babs. To some of us, the most fascinating thing Derek Jeter did this year was break up with Minka Kelly, but there are probably more sporty things he has to talk about. Modern Family’s Eric Stonestreet and Jesse Tyler Ferguson also made the list, for reasons beyond just being adorable. And then the most fascinating person will be revealed during the show. (We’re confused by the numbers here — are the Kardashians all one person but Eric and Jesse are two people? Someone, please explain.)

Who do you think should be #1? Courtney Stodden? Jub Jub the St. Bernard? Coco? Write in your candidates in the comments below!

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Donald Trump Shares His Beauty Tips

Today is a day we’ll never forget. Why, you ask? Because it’s the day that Donald Trump has bestowed his hair-care secrets onto the world. For the first time ever, the Don gave a detailed account of his beauty routine in a recent interview with Rolling Stone. We’ll tell our grandkids about this someday. If you want to have a luscious helmet-esque lion’s mane like his, all you have to do is follow his simple steps!

“OK, what I do is, wash it with Head and Shoulders,” he spilled (note to self: buy stock in Head and Shoulders), ”I don’t dry it, though. I let it dry by itself. It takes about an hour. Then I read papers and things… I also watch TV. I love Fox, I like Morning Joe, I like that the Today Show did a beautiful piece on me yesterday.” Reading about yourself is a crucial step, but if you’re not being covered by any major media outlets, googling yourself works just fine.

“OK, so I’ve done all that. I then comb my hair. Yes, I do use a comb. Do I comb it forward? No, I don’t comb it forward.” Damn it, THAT’S where we went wrong all those years! “I actually don’t have a bad hairline. When you think about it, it’s not bad. I mean, I get a lot of credit for comb-overs. But it’s not really a comb-over. It’s sort of a little bit forward and back. I’ve combed it the same way for years. Same thing, every time.” And there you have it; one of the greatest follicle fashion enigmas of our time has been unraveled. And now that the mystery is gone, we can’t help but feel a little sad.

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Sarah Jessica Parker, Gisele Bundchen Look “Interesting” At Robin Hood Gala

Let’s first put this event into context. It wasn’t a party held in Sherwood Forest, clearly. The 11th Annual Robin Hood Foundation gala took place yesterday at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York. The foundation benefits people dealing with poverty and lately, National Reservists and veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. This year $400,000 will also assist veterans to fly to L.A and record a song Will.I.Am. And to stir things up, Lady Gaga performed at the benefit as well!

As for the celebrity guests, lets focus on two incredibly famous ones — Sarah Jesscia Parker and Gisele Bundchen. We don’t mean to rag on them because they were helping with a great cause, but what were you thinking ladies! We don’t have much issue with what SJP was wearing because everything that was blah about the outfit was eclipsed by that hair! Who did that to you, Parker? It looks like a cobra rearing its head! You should have used your Carrie cred and told (threatened, even) your hairstylist to put that teaser comb down. As for Gisele, we get she’s a supermodel and God blessed her with genetics far beyond our comprehension, but what is that outfit? We get you’re sex on a stick, Gisele. We don’t need to see your sternum, inside-boob and inner thighs to know that. Dominatrix-meets-sexy librarian may be a little too much for a benefit.

Luckily, others stars fared better. Kelly Ripa and her husband Mark Consuelos get our vote for best dressed couple. Mariska Hargitay looked pretty fine too and a preggers Thalia is just adorable! Take a look at our gallery for the rest of the celebrity guests.

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Things That Make You Go Whoa!: Joey Lawrence Hypes Trump For President

It’s always good for a politician to get some big name celebrities behind them. Some have even suggested it was Oprah‘s support that got President Obama elected in 2008. Meanwhile, Blossom‘s Joey Lawrence supports Donald Trump‘s presidential bid, which we can all agree is almost the same thing. “Obama was something fresh, and new, and people wanted to put their faith in his message of being different and ‘change’ and all this stuff two years ago, but that fell flat because he gets in there and it’s pretty much the same old thing,” Lawrence explained to Fox News. “I think everybody can agree on that, there’s no real change.” Not like the change a random reality TV star can bring to the White House! Oh wait, unless Joey is equally impressed by anyone who can still get work…

The Donald needs all the friends he can get, considering he has beef with Jerry Seinfeld, Robert DeNiro and John Legend before he even has a platform. “I think Donald is an interesting character,” Lawrence gushed. “He’s an amazing CEO, this is a business. This is a business, running this country is a business and it has not been run the last decade the right way, whether it’s Republican or Democrat, so it’s not really a party issue, it’s more of a person issue. Somebody has to get in there and really hold people accountable.” Right, like how the IRS held Donald accountable for Trump’s bankruptcy during the ’90s. Meanwhile, CBS newscaster Bob Schleffer claims Donald Trump’s racism is what really makes this candidacy stand out, prompting the floppy-haired business man to fire back: “That is a terrible statement for a newscaster to make. I am the last person that such a thing should be said about.” Oh, don’t worry about them, Mr. Trump. Once you have every older brother from every ’90s sitcom in your corner, you’ll be all set. Now if only Eddie Winslow would take your calls…

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Robert De Niro Also Has A Beef With Donald Trump

Donald Trump and his birther presidential platform isn’t doing him any favors among the Hollywood crowd. Not only has Jerry Seinfeld expressed disapproval at Trump and dropped out of a charity benefit because of Trump’s vocal anti-Obama stance, but now Robert De Niro is telling Trump to give it a rest too.

In an interview with NBC’s Brian Williams this weekend, De Niro said “I won’t mention any of the certain people on the news in the last couple weeks, but what are we doing? This is crazy. They’re making statements about people that they don’t even back up. Go get the facts before you start saying things about people.” Williams tried to nail down who De Niro was referring to and asked “Any of those people have shows on my network on Sunday night?” and De Niro continued, “It’s like a big hustle. It’s like being a car salesman, don’t go out there and say things unless you can back them up. How dare you? That’s awful to do. To just go out there and speak and say these terrible things?”

Even though De Niro didn’t explicitly name names, Trump’s ears still perked up at the thought of someone talking about him and blasted De Niro today, calling the actor “not the brightest bulb,” and then saying “I like his acting, but in terms of when I watch him doing interviews and various other things, we’re not dealing with Albert Einstein. He can say what he wants, but the fact is that this guy has not revealed his birth certificate, a lot of people agree with me.” To anyone who thinks New York City is just full of liberal elites, let this be a lesson that Trump throws that balance off completely. We’re really only two-thirds liberal elite, one third orange crazypants.

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Donald Trump Puts Jerry Seinfeld On Blast For Canceled Performance

Whether it’s questioning President Obama’s birth certificate or lambasting Rosie O’Donnell in the press, when Donald Trump fights, he goes for the throat. Yesterday Donald Trump blasted Jerry Seinfeld for canceling his stand-up performance at an Eric Trump Foundation benefit this coming September, attacking the comedian’s most sensitive spot: his awful show The Marriage Ref. There goes any hope of a clean campaign! “I just learned you canceled a show for my son’s charity because of the fact that I am being very aggressive with respect to President Obama, who is doing an absolutely terrible job as our leader,” Trump raged in his letter to Seinfeld. “What I do feel badly about is that I agreed to do, and did, your failed show The Marriage Ref, even though I thought it was absolutely terrible . . . Despite its poor ratings, I didn’t cancel on you like you canceled on my son and St. Jude. I only wish I did.” Wow, maybe Trump should be a politician: he’s willing to go personal, and he’ll do things he thinks are awful just to be on TV. He’s half-way to the White House already!

If you can imagine, publicly insulting him hasn’t exactly made Jerry Seinfeld climb aboard the Trump campaign bus. “Jerry . . . feels this kind of demagoguery has no place in public discourse,” Say Seinfeld’s rep. “He has respectfully withdrawn from the event, and is making a contribution both to the Eric Trump Foundation and to [St. Jude].” Instead, Brett Michaels will do Trump’s benefit in the comedian’s place. Wow, Jerry is going to feel pretty sheepish when Trump gets elected next year and it turns out he pissed off our future leader. Sheepish, and horrified.

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John Legend Calls Out “Racist” Donald Trump

We always imagined it would take a house fire to make even-keeled musician John Legend do so much as coolly saunter to the door, but it looks like questions about Barack Obama‘s nation of origin have him in a rage. In fact, John Legend called Donald Trump racist at the Jazz at Lincoln Center Annual Gala Thursday night. “He needs to stop saying that racist bulls–t birther s–t,” Legend said to New York Mag, putting the reality-show host on blast. “Quote me please. He should be ashamed of himself. It’s awful, really.” Considering you could usually run over his foot with a steamroller and he’d just raise one eyebrow really slowly, Legend must be truly livid.

The musician is of course talking about Donald Trump’s birther argument; the entrepreneur has publicly cast doubt on the fact that President Obama is a native U.S. citizen, as part of his reported bid for the Republican presidential nomination. “Everybody that even gives a hint of being a birther … even a little bit of a hint, like, gee, you know, maybe, just maybe this much of a chance, they label them as an idiot. Let me tell you, I’m a really smart guy,” Trump said in an interview with ABC News. Bill Cosby slammed Trump as well on yesterday’s Today Show. “Oh please with Donald Trump,” Cosby admonished. “The only thing he’s running is his mouth.” When even Dr. Huxtable has turned against you, you know you need to check yourself before wreck your entire presidential campaign.

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Oprah Wants To Make Over Donald Trump Before Her Show Ends

Oprah Winfrey‘s talk show will end on May 25th of this year. Given that she is Oprah, the stakes are already pretty high, how do you end a twenty-five-year-long run of iconic television and still thrill your viewers? It’s going to be hard to top “Everybody gets a car!” but she is certainly going to try and outdo herself. Page Six reports that for one of her final episodes, Oprah has reached out to Donald Trump to try and convince the tycoon to get a makeover and cut his famously terrible hair for her audience’s viewing pleasure.

A source from Trump’s office said they received an email from Oprah’s camp asking him to be on her show, saying that “The eyes of the world will be upon these episodes,” and if he chooses to come on, his makeover will be treated with “integrity” and that Oprah will “not let it become a joke or silly…This will become one of those historical television moments that will become iconic.” Of course, they would also allow Trump to do what he does best: self-promote. He would be offered the chance to discuss his 2012 presidential bid (dear God, no) and talk about The Celebrity Apprentice in exchange for the trim. Trump’s hair has been a punchline for so long that we doubt he’d let Oprah touch it, but if he thinks about all the attention it will get him, he may not be able to resist.

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The Situation Suits Up For Donald Trump’s Roast, Almost Booed Off Stage

Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino loves his suit jackets, but he’s really not much for formal wear otherwise, usually pairing them with a t-shirt, jeans and necklaces. So it was a remarkable sight to see him looking dapper from head to toe at Donald Trump’s Comedy Central Roast last night. Sure, he didn’t wear a tie—which puts it behind last year’s GQ Men Of The Year party as The Classiest Situation Ensemble Ever—but look at those shoes! And the blue handkerchief! We’d ask if someone was getting married, but we’d expect he wears Ed Hardy and torn denim to church functions.

Despite his classy attire, The Sitch didn’t much respect last night—the LA Times says Sorrentino was almost booed off stage after a weak set, including a slave joke about fellow guest Snoop Dogg, who later called the Jersey Shore star Snooki (“Sorry, all white people who act black look the same to me”). Maybe Mike should have just ripped off the suit and given Lisa Lampanelli a lap dance.

Check out the gallery to see some examples of The Situation in (relative) formal wear, as well pics from last night’s roast.

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